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PAY DEVICE.

No. 390,342. Patented Oct. 2. 1888.

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PAY DEVlCE.

SPECIFICATION forming part ofLetters Patent No- 390342, dated October 2, 11888.

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To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, DAVID W. BUNDY, of Toronto, in the county of York, Province of Ontario and Dominion of Canada, have invented a new and useful Improvementin Pay Devices, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

This invention relates to an improved device for use in paying off the employs of business establishments; and it has for its object to facilitate the distribution of the proper payments and to provide against the accidental or designed receipt by any employ of the payment due another.

The invention consists, mainly, of a tray provided with series of pockets, each bearing the name and numerical designation of an employ, and a number of money-boxes adapted for reception in the pockets and each bearing the number of its respective pocket, all arranged for use as hereinafter described.

The invention also comprises certain other novel features, hereinafter fully described, and pointed out in the claims.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming apart of this specificati0n,iu which similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in both the figures.

Figure l is a perspective view of a pay device embodying my improvement arranged for use, parts being shown removed therefrom. Fig. 2 is a longitudinal sectional view of the said device arranged for transportation.

The device taken to illustrate my invention comprises a deep tray, A,which is divided by transverse partitions B and longitudinal partitions G into series of like pockets, D.

Each pocket is constructed to receive a flat money-box, E, having a laterally-opening hinged lid, F, endwise, so that the box will be held closed when contained therein, and the pocket is of such depth that the box, when fully seated therein, will project somewhat from the mouth of the pocket, so as to render the removal of the box perfectly convenient.

The partitions B are, by preference, made considerably thicker than the partitions O, and at the side of each pocket D bear the nu meral, G, designating, and immediately beneath the same a label, H, bearing the name of, the employ for whom the said pocket is intended. Each box E has on the outside of both ends and on theinterior of the hinged lid F or the box a number, produced by stamping or otherwise, corresponding to that on the pocket in which it is received, each employ being apportioned a pocket, D, bearing his name and the number by which he is, for convenience, designated, and a corresponding moneybox E. In paying off, the boxes are removed from the tray and in them placed the amounts due the employs designated by the corresponding numerals. The number on the interior of the lid For box conveniently serves to indicate to the user the box that is being filled, and, the same number being on both ends, whichever end is introduced into the pocket the designation of the box is clearly apparent. A cover, J, which is entirely removable, is provided for the tray, and is of such height interiorly as to easily accommodate the projecting ends of the boxes, while securely retaining them in their respective pockets. Handles K are also provided on the tray for convenience in carrying.

To each end of the tray is pivoted a bracketpiece, L,which can be folded within the limits of the tray or adjusted to project forward from the same, as shown in Fig. 1, so as to hold the tray in a forwardly-inclined position to enable the characters on the tray and boxes to be more readily observed. A segmental slot, M, is formed in each bracket-piece to receive the shank of a set'screw, N, held in the end of the tray, so that the bracket-pieces can be locked in any position to which they may be adjusted.

The distribution of the boxes containing the pay to the employs as they come up in order is thus rendered extremely convenient, and the names on the pockets serve as a check against the distributor accidentally giving a box to the wrong person or an employ designedly obtaining anothcrs box.

The emptied boxes can be deposited in a common receptacle for collection and replace ment in the tray.

The name on any pocket can be readily changed for a new employe by applying a new label bearing the latters name over the first.

Having thus described my inventiomwhat claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. A pay device consisting of a tray provided with series of pockets, each bearing both the name and the numerical designation of an employ, and a number of money-boxes adapted for reception in the pockets and each bearing the number of its respective pocket, substantially as described.

2. A pay device consisting of a tray provided with series of pockets, and a number of marked money-boxes provided with laterallyopening lids, adapted to be received endwise in the pockets and to fit closely between and be held closed by the walls of the same, substantially as described.

3. In a pay device, the combination,with a tray having pockets for the reception of pay boxes or receptacles, of adjustable brackets on the ends of the tray adapted to fold within the limits of the tray or to project therefrom, so

as to support the tray in an inclined position, and means for locking the brackets in position, substantially as described.

4. In a pay device, a tray provided with series of pockets separated by partitions, the partition at the side of each pocket bearing a numeral, and adjacent thereto a label having a name marked thereon, substantially as described.

5. A pay device consisting of a tray formed With series of pockets, a number of marked money-boxes adapted for reception in, but to project from, the mouths of the pockets, and an entirely-removable cover arranged to set down over the boxes upon the tray and to hold the boxes in place, substantially as described.

DAVID Vt. BUNDY.

, Witnesses:

BENJAMIN HAZLEHURST, M. L. (Ross. 

